Where to stay in Hartford

Connecticut Science Center featuring a garden

Downtown Hartford

4/5(448 area reviews)

Downtown Hartford boasts a bustling business district, housing major corporations and Connecticut's state government. Explore historic sites like the Wadsworth Atheneum, Bushnell Park, and the Old State House, while enjoying convenient access to Connecticut Transit Hartford and Union Station.

Barry Square

If you're spending some time in Barry Square, Webster Theater and Assaiante Tennis Center are top sights worth seeing.

Frog Hollow

While Frog Hollow might not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Connecticut State Capital and Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts.

Underneath that blue dome lies the east armory of a factory once owned by a man who changed American history, the innovator of the revolver, Samuel Colt. Sprawling around the crumbling red brickwork of the old Colt’s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company, once the largest private armory in the world, are the remnants of Coltsville, the utopian village he built for his workers.

A model of 19th century industrial paternalism, Coltsville included a church, a social hall for dances and lectures, workers’ housing, a giant landscaped park home to deer and peacocks, sculpted botanical gardens, and thousands of feet of greenhouses filled with tropical fruit and flowers. Samuel Colt felt such responsibility for the welfare of his workers outside the factory that he went so far as to build Potsdam Village, to replicate the feel of the German village from which he imported his skilled craftsmen to work in his willow ware factory.

The National Park Service began having on-site presence in 2015, with workshops and tours, including up into the Blue Onion Dome which affords magnificent views of downtown Hartford, the Connecticut River and Colt Park, formerly the back yard of Armsmear, Samuel & Elizabeth Colt’s mansion. By 2016, an NPS ranger had taken up residence in the South Armory and was giving walking tours of Coltsville.

The old South, East and North armories are under renovation and the two 1855 brownstone buildings, the oldest structures on site, will become the National Park Service Visitor Center. The armories themselves have been or are being renovated into apartments, offices and education facilities.

Sheldon-Charter Oak

While visiting Sheldon-Charter Oak, you might make a stop by sights like Connecticut River and Charter Oak Tree Memorial.

Asylum Hill

You'll enjoy the museums and churches in Asylum Hill. You might want to make time for a stop at Harriet Beecher Stowe Center or Mark Twain House & Museum.

North Meadows

2.5/5(76 area reviews)

Unique features of North Meadows include the live music and theaters. Make a stop by Xfinity Theatre or Connecticut River while you're exploring the area.

Vacation Rentals in Hartford

Homewood Suites by Hilton Hartford Downtown

338 Asylum St, Hartford, CT

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Hartford, CT

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298 E Haddam Moodus Rd, East Haddam, CT

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Popular places to visit

Mark Twain House featuring a house and heritage architecture

Mark Twain House & Museum

4.5/5(143 reviews)

You can browse the exhibits at Mark Twain House & Museum, a museum with a story of its own, during your travels to Hartford. Experience the area's great live music and acclaimed theater scene.

Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts

4.5/5(29 reviews)

Get tickets for a show at Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, a theater with a story to tell in Hartford. Experience the area's great live music and entertainment choices.

Bushnell Park

4.5/5(70 reviews)

After visiting Bushnell Park, make a plan to see the other sights and activities in Hartford. Experience the area's acclaimed theater scene and entertainment choices.

Connecticut Science Center

4.5/5(60 reviews)

You can browse the exhibits at Connecticut Science Center, a museum with a story of its own, during your trip to Hartford. Experience the area's acclaimed theater scene and entertainment choices.

Connecticut State Capital

4.5/5(2 reviews)

After visiting Connecticut State Capital, make a plan to see the other sights and activities in Hartford. Experience the area's acclaimed theater scene or attend a sporting event.

The Wadsworth Atheneum is an art museum located in Hartford, Connecticut.

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

You can browse the exhibits at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, a museum with a story of its own, during your travels to Hartford. Experience the area's acclaimed theater scene and great live music.

Things to do

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